Temporary binder



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J. L. GASS'IDY.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

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.J.- L. OASSIDY.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

Patented Dec. 12. 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT @FFICE.

JOHN L. GASSIDY, F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

SPECIFICATION .forming part of Letters Patent No. 268,866, datedDecember 12, 1882.

' Application filed June12,1882. (No model.)

, To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN L. (JAssInr, of Minneapolis, in the county ofHennepin, and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Temporary Binders, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description, reference being bad to the annexeddrawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to that class of temporary binders 'forperiodicals, sheetmusic,

&c., in which a series of slats or bars are used for securing the papersin the binder; and the invention consists in the novel features ofconstruction hereinafter described and claimed.

1n the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of my improved temporarybinder with the covers removed. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.Fig. 3 is an end view enlarged. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section andFig.5 is aperspective view, showing the binder in position for receivingthe papers to be temporarily bound. l

A A indicate the back, which is constructed in two parts. The upperpart, A, consisting of a thin strip of wood of equal thicknessthroughout, is provided with a narrow transverse groove, B, sawed in itsunder surface near each end, and is secured by screws to the lower part,A, which has the usual convex rear surface, and is made slightly longerand broader than the upper part to form an offset around the latter toaccommodate the wire frame 0 and the guard D.

The frame 0, which is hinged to one side of the back, is constructed ofa single piece of wire bent in such manner as to form a raised part, E,extending from the center nearly to the ends thereof, and a raised part,F, at each end, which projects across the back, with the ends of thewire bent downward and backward, so as to rest upon the part A of theback. The frame is hinged to the back in the offset therein at pointsbetween thesaid raised parts by means of clips G or in any othersuitable manner.

The raised part E, which extends above the front surface of the back, isthus made to constitute one of the guards for supporting the inclosedpapers at the sides to hold the same firmly within a given space. Thecorresponding guard, D, on the opposite side of the back is formed by aseparate piece of bent wire rigidly secured thereto.

As a means of securing the wire frame in a closed position a slidingcatch, I, is provided at each end of the back, which catch is formedwith asleeve for receiving an end of the wire, and a tongue, which isadapted to slide in one of the transverse grooves B in the under surfaceof the upper part, A, of the back.

The catches may be placed in position either before or after the parts AA are secured together, and the grooves B are to be closed at the endsby pieces of metal driven into the wood or in any other suitable mannerto allow the proper movement to the catches and prevent them from beingdisplaced. The body of each catch thus slides under one end of the partA of the back in a suitable recess, and the sleeve, which alone projectswithout, is accommodated in a groove formed across the end of the partA. The covers J are to be secured to the back in the usual manner, asindicated in Fig. 3.

I11 securing periodicals, &c., in the hinder the wire frame is to beturned up from the back, as shown in Fig. 5, with the slats sup portednear the ends of the wire. The first slat is then to'be droppedpartially down the parts F, when the leaves of the matter to be insertedinto the binder may be conveniently placed in engagement with the slat.The second slat is then to be dropped and a paper placed in engagementtherewith in like manner, and so on until the binder is full.

In cases where the number of pamphlets to beinserted is equal to thenumber of slats in the hinder the slats may all be entirely removed fromthe frame, placed between the pages of the pamphlets, and then returnedone by one to the wire frame.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s

1. In a temporary hinder, the combination, with a'suitable back and aseries ofperforated slats, of a supporting-frame for the slats, con- 7structed of a single piece of wire hinged to one side of the back, andhaving its ends bent upa eeaeec ward and across the same to form raisedparts for supporting the slats, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a temporary binder, the combination, with the hack and theperforated slats, of the frame formed of a single piece of wire hingedto one side of the baclnand having its ends bent across the same anddownward and backward to form a foot or support for the frame at theopposite side of the back, and the sliding catches formed with sleevesadapted to receive the ends of the wire and hold the frame in a closedposition, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a temporary hinder, the combination, with the back and the slats,of the frame formed of a single piece of wire hinged to one side of theback and adapted to fold across the same, and having its central portionbent upward to provide a guard on one side for the papers to beinserted, substantially as shown and described.

4. In a temporary hinder, the combination, with the stationary wireguard and the wire frame having the slats supported thereon, 0f 25 theback formed with a marginal offset for accommodating the said frame andstationary wire guard, substantially as shown and described.

5. In a temporary hinder, the combination, with the wire frame, theslats, and the stationary wire guard, of the back formed in two partssecured together, and the catches for holding the ends of the wireframe, which are secured in recesses between the ends of said parts andadapted to slide therein, substantially as shown and described.

6. In a temporary hinder, the combination of the back, the hinged wireframe made nearly equal in length with the back, and having raised partsat the ends, and the slats having a perforation in each extreme end,substantially as shown and described, and'for the purpose set forthfJOHN L. OASSIDY. Witnesses:

F. W. BOOTH, H. S. BREEDEN.

